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Israel dictating US stand on Iran ties: Russian riposte
MOSCOW, Aug 22: Russia accused Israel on Thursday of dictating to the United States an “unconstructive” view of Moscow’s cooperation programme with Iran.... 
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15 tourists, 3 Nepalese killed in plane crash
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Eighteen people, including 15 foreign tourists, were killed Thursday when a light plane crashed in bad weather in western Nepal close to the popular trekking destination of Pokhara....
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UK shows discord with US over Iraq
LONDON, Aug 22: Britain set itself apart from top ally the United States, which has made a “regime change” in Baghdad a priority, saying on Thursday its main aim in Iraq...
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Muslims in US face bias: poll
LOS ANGELES, Aug 22: According to results of a poll released on Wednesday by a national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, around 57 per cent of American Muslims say that...
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75 missing as dam bursts in India
BHOPAL, Aug 22: At least 75 people were missing after a dam burst under the pressure of heavy monsoon rains in central India, a police official said on Thursday....
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Prowler triggers panic in UP
NEW DELHI, Aug 22: Sunset sends people scurrying into their homes in many parts of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, as a rumours of a prowler who assaults and...
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Hindus plan to use UK river for cremation
LONDON, Aug 22: A group of UK-based Hindus has asked the British authorities in Bradford to allow them to use a local river to carry out the last rites of the...
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US to ‘push’ for Lanka settlement
SARASALAI (Sri Lanka), Aug 22: The United States on Thursday said it will “forcefully push” for a peaceful settlement to Sri Lanka’s drawn-out Tamil separatist war which has claimed over 60,000...
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Baghdad ready to restore ties with Riyadh: vp
DUBAI, Aug 22: Iraq is ready to restore relations with Saudi Arabia when Riyadh judges fit, Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said in an interview published on Thursday....
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Arab League alarmed over Israeli satellite
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22: The Israeli espionage satellite “OFEK-5” poses a direct threat to the Arab national security, an Arab League report said on Thursday....
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1m Chinese in battle to tame giant lake
 CHENGLINGJI (China), Aug 22: Almost a million workers were battling on Thursday to save one of China’s most densely-populated regions from catastrophic floods, as water levels in a vast lake and...
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Why US wants to topple Saddam
LONDON: Don’t say they didn’t warn us. Even as debate is raging on both sides of the Atlantic over the threat of war against Iraq, US leaders have already declared their...
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Caffeine, chocolate enlisted in cancer fight
LONDON: Coffee and chocolate could form the basis of new drugs to treat cancer, heart disease and inflammation, British scientists said....
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Japanese answers to deflation and slump
TOKYO: “If this is a recession, I’d like to have one in my constituency”. These words, uttered by an incredulous British minister during a recent trip to Tokyo, are being echoed...
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Iraqi groups embarrassed at fiasco in Berlin
LONDON: An amateurish hostage taking at Iraq’s embassy in Berlin has embarrassed Saddam Hussein’s main opponents just as they were beginning to win US support for their blueprint for a new...
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Former Mughals now a forgotten footnote
NEW DELHI: Their ancestors had one of the best addresses in India — the Red Fort, Delhi....
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